Archive for the ‘Government’ Category
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Don’t Feel Bad for John Boehner
Posted on September 28, 2015
(Originally posted on the WSJ.) Don’t feel bad for John Boehner. As speaker of the House since 2011, the Ohio Republican has had some amazing achievements, culminating in a historic...
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Debate Recap
Posted on September 17, 2015
“We’re going to drink more.” That was the line of the long debate night, but sadly, it was at the very beginning, before most Americans, including me, were watching. Lindsey...
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Don’t Expect a Coup Against Boehner Any Time Soon
Posted on September 9, 2015
Ever since Mark Meadows decided to file a non-privileged motion to vacate the chair, a meaningless procedural maneuver meant to please a restive conservative grievance industry, the local media has...
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Don’t Shut the Government Down Over Planned Parenthood
Posted on September 8, 2015
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank Blog) Will conservative voters learn from past tactical mistakes? To shut the government down over Planned Parenthood Federation of America...
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America Is Better Than Europe
Posted on September 4, 2015
The sights from the refugee crisis in Europe present graphic images to the American people. I have a theory that those images are spilling over into the political debate on...
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